Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-01-29
fORTY-NINTH CONGRESS.
Second Session.
sen ATE.
WASHINGTON Ian.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.
Mr.. Edmunds, IN presenting a memorial
from the manufac urers and business men
| IN Vermont for the repeal or reduction OF
internal revenue taxes. said that such peti.
ton had been presented. In presenting this
and moving its reference to the committee on
finance, be wished to urge on that committee
the Importance of the subject of reducing, if
net altogether repeating, this remnant of the
unpleasantness of twenty five years ago. He
should be glad to see the country restored to
such business conditions as had existed be-
tore that time, and to have the resources of
government obtained entirely from importa-
tions and little incidental matters
OF land. etc., instead of keeping up any
OF the internal revenue tax gatherings, in
spectors and all that sort of thing, he
hoped the committee would take the matter
into serious consideration Referred to the
committe on finance.
The calendar taking up the the Senate bill
for the relief of Rear Admiral Carver was
passed
The Senate then proceeded to the consid-
GRAFTON OF the bill to prohibit members OF
congress from acting as attorneys or en-
ploves of railroad companies holding char
ttrs or having received grants of land, or
pecunarv aid from the United States, and
Mr. Berry addressed the Senate in advocacy
of the bill.
Mr. Frye interrupted the debate in order,
as he said, to give piece of information.
He read an Associated Press telegram just
received from Eastport, Me-, stating that
winter school of herring had struck into the
American shore and about % English boats
and vessels we're there fishing within shore
line and that meanwhile the English cruiser
Middleton was cruising between Eastport and
St. Andrews, ready to seize any American
fisherman that might venture beyon the dead
line. That was ALL" he said.
Amendments to the bill were offered by
Platt and Hoar.
Two messages were received from the
President vetoing the bill granting pension
to BenjemiE Obekah and the bill tor the re-
lief of III. X. Belding. They were presented
and read. The messages were laid on the
table.
Mr.. Hoar withdrew his motion to reconsid-
er the vote by which the dependent parents
pension bill was passed yesterday. He ex-
planned that he had objections to the clause
about dependent parents but he didn't wish
by offering an amendment to imperil the
final passage of the bill.
he Senate then at 8. 80 adjourned till to-
morrow.
HOUSE.
The House met today, and the pending
question, the Washington cable railway bill,
was passed.
The bill was reported making an appropri-
alton for the equipment of militia forces of
the United States and it was agreed to.
The House then went into committee of
the whole on the pleuro-pneumonia bill.
Mr. Funston of Kansas and Mr. Copppr of
Idaho, favored the bill and urged the neces-
slty of a national action to eXtirpate the di-
sease and to prevent Its spreading among the
vast cattle herds of the West.
Upon motion of Mr.. Hemphill Of South
Carolina, an amendment was adopted author
zing the committee to employ force within
the limits of thI appropriations made by
Congress, provided no debt against the gov
ernment shall be created under the provis.
ions of the bill
Mr.. Swinburne of New York offered an
amendment providing that the force employed
shall include three experts of scientific eX
perience in sanitary and pathological work
and especially in the investigation of cOnta-
gious diseases, and to aid these experts In
their investigating all necessary aid shall be
rendered by the committee of agriculture.
Adopted-ll4 to 25.
As the legislative dav of Thursday was still
continuing unanimous consent was required
for holding of weekly night sessions for con
sideraton of pension bills ana Mr.. Wallace
of Louisiana objecting, the house at 4.50 ad-
jUurned until tomorrow.